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Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954

Asymmetrical goatfish
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Israel country information

Common names: Uppon reqaqi
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Lessepsian migration (Ref. 5385). Also Ref. 12808. Could be referring to another species (U. pori?) (see Ref. 102936:57).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Uiblein, F. and W.T. White, 2015
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Common names from other countries

Salmonete levantino, Striped goatfish, Assymetrical goatfish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneus: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande.   Subtropical; 12°N - 10°S, 116°E - 125°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: the Philippines and Indonesia (Lombok and Natuna).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3132)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7. Differs from other Upeneus with 7-spined dorsal fin in generally having13 pectoral fin rays; 7 + 20 gill rakers; 29 + 1-2 lateral line scales; no teeth on ectopterygoid; and, silver-brown peritoneum (Ref. 43139).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy or weed covered areas. A good food fish. Depth estimate based on its ecology.

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Randall, John E. | Medarbetare

Uiblein, F. and W.T. White, 2015. A new goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Lombok, Indonesia and first verified record of U. asymmetricus for the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3980(1):51-66. (Ref. 102936)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fiskeri: kommersiell
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